Chilliwack Begins Emergency Water Chlorination

Chilliwack has started emergency chlorination of its water system after E. coli was found in the Greendale area of the city.

The move comes only weeks after Fraser Health Authority advised the City of Chilliwack to start adding chlorine to its drinking water as a preventative health measure.

Chilliwack Mayor Sharon Gaetz and MLA John Les both opposed the proposal to chlorinate the water, which came after health officials found E. coli bacterium three times in samples taken over the past few years.